Spurius Naevius

Spurius Naevius was the Roman governor of Aegyptus during the Crisis of the Third Century.

Biography
Spurius Naevius was born into an aristocratic Roman family, and he was appointed to serve as Governor of Aegyptus in North Africa. Following the death of Emperor Claudius Gothicus in 270 AD, Naevius pledged his loyalty to the general Aurelian. That autumn, Queen Zenobia's Palmyrene Empire launched an offensive into Egypt from the Levant and conquered the province, weakening the Roman Empire.